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Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Iowa

* Earmarks requested by the president are not included in the member and state rankings to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 No Total Amount
Congressional earmarks 629 $675,572,386
All earmarks 650* $742,238,386*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill) Amount

(desc)

Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
View earmark details 2010 Meskwaki Settlement School, Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa, Tama, IA, for a culturally based education curriculum
(Labor-HHS-Education)
$500,000 Sen. Chuck Grassley (-IA)
Sen. Tom Harkin (-IA)
Tama, Iowa Meskwaki Settlement School
View earmark details 2010 10th Avenue South Corridor Extension, Waverly, IA
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$500,000 Rep. Bruce Braley (-IA)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (-IA)
Sen. Tom Harkin (-IA)
...more
Waverly, Iowa
View earmark details 2010 Des Moines International Airport Runway 13R/31L Land Acquisition, Des Moines, IA
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$500,000 Rep. Leonard Boswell (-IA)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (-IA)
Iowa
View earmark details 2010 Earthworks Engineering Research Center-EERC, Iowa State University, IA
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$500,000 Rep. Tom Latham (-IA)
Sen. Tom Harkin (-IA)
Ames, Iowa Iowa State University
View earmark details 2010 Iowa Highway 100 Extension and Improvements, Cedar Rapids, IA
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$500,000 Rep. Dave Loebsack (-IA)
Sen. Tom Harkin (-IA)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
View earmark details 2010 Western Iowa Tech Community College Renewable Energy Economy Corridor
(Energy and Water)
$500,000 Rep. Steve King (-IA)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (-IA)
Iowa Western Iowa Tech Community College (Sioux City)
View earmark details 2008 Chariton Valley RC&D, Chariton Valley Biomass for Rural Development
(Energy and Water)
$492,000 Sen. Chuck Grassley (-IA)
Sen. Tom Harkin (-IA)
Iowa
View earmark details 2008 The City of Davenport for water system improvement
(Interior)
$492,000 Rep. Bruce Braley (-IA)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (-IA)
Sen. Tom Harkin (-IA)
...more
Davenport, Iowa City of Davenport, Iowa
View earmark details 2008 The City of Mason City for the Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion
(Interior)
$492,000 Rep. Tom Latham (-IA)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (-IA)
Sen. Tom Harkin (-IA)
...more
Mason City, Iowa
View earmark details 2008 Construct Four Lane Highway 20 West of U.S. 71
(Transportation-Housing and Urban Development)
$490,000 Rep. Steve King (-IA) Iowa
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